Celebrating Independence Day in Walworth County

Experience the best of summer here in Walworth County, this Fourth of July! Your long weekend will be jam-packed with fun things to do throughout the county. Raise a glass to America along the Walworth County Beer and Wine Trail, chillax on the water, and maybe even squeeze in a visit to a local festival in your getaway itinerary! Here are our top must-do’s to celebrate the July 4th weekend in Walworth County:

Give it Up For the Reds, Whites, and Brews! Tackle the Walworth County Beer and Wine Trail

Quench your thirst for adventure this holiday weekend with the Walworth County Beer and Wine Trail! Unlock your free mobile Beer and Wine Trail Passport and head to 14 area breweries, wineries, and craft beverage partners to sip, sample, and unlock prizes along the way! Sign up for free at Explore.VisitWalworthCounty.com.

Get Your Float On

Relaxing on the water is a 4th of July tradition here in Walworth County! Grab your tubes, kayaks, and pontoons and get to floating! Whether you’re drifting down the White River in an innertube, paddling the waters of Turtle Creek, or boating on Williams Bay, you’re sure to have some fun in the sun.

Experience a Local Farmers Market

The 4th of July weekend is known for grilling, cooking, and hosting barbecue bashes! Why not do it using all locally grown products? Get all the ingredients you may need with a trip to one of Walworth County’s many Farmers Markets! From fruits, to vegetables, to the meat you’ll put on the grill, these markets will supply! Maybe even grab a bouquet of flowers too to use as a centerpiece for your dinner table! Check out our 2021 Farmers Market Guide here.

Enjoy a Weekend Festival

There is no shortage of fun throughout Walworth County this holiday weekend! Enjoy the Browns Lake Venetian Fest in Burlington, hit up Twin Lakes Liberty Fest, or dance the night away at the East Troy Music Fest! Kiddos will love the carnival games and rides at the Whitewater 4th of July Festival. Looking for more patriotic fun? Check out our Events Calendar for more star-spangled celebrations happening this holiday weekend.

Cool off With Some Ice Cream

Top off your weekend getaway with a scoop of your favorite ice cream! The crew at Jones Dairy Bar in Fort Atkinson is serving up the Sundae Of The Month–Red, White & Blue-alongside all your favorite Cedar Crest flavors. More of a Blue Moon kind of vibe? They’re dishin’ it out on the daily at Delavan Lake Store & Lounge! For more adventurous flavors, head to Pedal & Cup for Milwaukee’s own Purple Door Ice Cream! You absolutely must try a scoop (or two) of the Wisconsin Old Fashioned flavor. For a sweet treat with an unbeatable view, book an Ice Cream Social Tour aboard Lake Geneva Cruise Line! After all, what is a holiday weekend without ice cream?!

Catch Some Fireworks

This is one activity you cannot skip when celebrating the 4th of July! This year, you’ll be able to enjoy 13 fireworks displays across Walworth County, this 4th of July Weekend. To discover the best places to view fireworks in W, check out the Ultimate Field Guide to Finding Fireworks! More information on the date/time for launch along with other 2021 celebration details are available on our website at VisitWalworthCounty.com!

Summer flies by so fast, so let’s enjoy it! Happy birthday, America! 

The Walworth County Ultimate Field Guide to Finding Fireworks

This year, the 4th of July is a Sunday, giving us a full weekend to celebrate (and some of us an extra Monday). Whether you have an Independence Day Go-To Plan or  you like to switch things up each year, we’re collecting the details for you! Check out our ultimate Field Guide to Finding Fireworks below:

🎆 1. Community Park – Delavan

Community Park is a great choice to bring a blanket to and set up camp for some firework viewing on June 26th! As a matter of fact, Community Park is a great place to spend the whole day! Head over for live music, dancing, food trucks, and fun during their Independence Day Celebration on June 26th beginning at 4pm with fireworks at dusk.

🎆 2. Eagle Village Park – Eagle

At the heart of downtown Eagle, Village Park makes the picture-perfect spot to catch the fireworks from. An advantage to Phoenix Park is that you can see a beautiful sunset over the the down. A sunset and fireworks? Save us a spot for the show Saturday, June 26th! 

🎆 3. Sunset Park – Elkhorn

Join the fun Friday, July 2, 2021 at Sunset Park for the Holton band Star Spangled Spectacular and the City of Elkhorn Fireworks Show. Music will begin the evening at 7:30 p.m. with the fireworks to follow at 9:30 p.m.  The City of Elkhorn Parks and Recreation will also be live streaming the fireworks on their facebook page. 

🎆 4. Rossmiller Park – East Troy

Amazing food trucks + local music festival + fireworks = the best 4th of July weekend ever! Come for the live music, stay for the fun, and finish the night out with fireworks sponsored by the East Troy Lions Club on July 3rd! Enjoy performances by Bella Cain, The Love Monkeys, and Hoi Polloi all weekend long!

🎆 5. Geneva National Resort – Lake Geneva

If the golf course is your ideal setting to watch fireworks from, this is the one! Guests and residents at Geneva National Resort will be treated to a delightful display over Lake Como and their award winning greens on July 2nd. Don’t forget your picnic blankets and lawn chairs!

🎆 6. Fischer Park – Burlington-Browns Lake

Head to the beaches of Browns Lake in Burlington for a beach bash this holiday weekend! Enjoy live entertainment and carnival games at Venetian Fest prior to the show at dusk on July 3rd.

🎆 7. Don Jean Bay – Lauderdale Lakes

Whether you watch the show from the shoreline or from the family’s pontoon, you’re sure to enjoy the annual Lauderdale Lakes Yacht Club fireworks display over Don Jean Bay on July 3rd. Be sure to tune into Lake 96.1 to enjoy the synchronized music.

🎆 8. Phantom Lake – Mukwonago

While Phantom Lake may sound super spooky, we can promise you the only spirits to be found will be lively patriotic ones! Enjoy the fireworks display over the lake on July 3rd at dusk.

🎆 9. Lance Park – Twin Lakes

Liberty Fest returns to Twin Lake on July 3rd for its annual celebration. The fun kicks off at 11am with the parade, live music by local bands, and finishes off with fireworks over Lance Park at dusk.

🎆 10. Cravath Lakefront Park – Whitewater

Whitewater, you’re in luck! Enjoy fireworks displays over Cravath Lakefront Park on both July 3rd and July 4th during Whitewater’s 4th of July Festival! Bring the whole family to downtown Whitewater for carnival rides, fair foods, and fireworks at dusk both evenings of the festival.

🎆 11. Pell Lake – Bloomfield

Pack up the picnic baskets and head to beach! The 4th of July fireworks extravaganza over Pell Lake begin at 9:30 pm.

🎆 12. Congdon Gardens – Delavan

Ever watched the fireworks from a botanical garden? Let freedom ring at Congdon Gardens for Delavan’s Independence Day fireworks celebration on July 4th. The show begins at 9:15 pm.

🎆 13. Grand Geneva Resort – Lake Geneva

Guests staying at both Grand Geneva Resort and Timber Ridge Lodge & Waterpark will be treated to their famous pyrotechnic bonanza on July 4th! Book a Start Your Week With a BANG! Package and receive a picnic blanket, bottle of sparkling wine, and travel wine glasses to sip on while you take in the show.

🎆 14. Goodland Park – Sharon

Sharon is celebrating freedom all day long on the 4th of July! Join in on the big wheel races through the downtown at 10 am, party down at the Celebration Festival, and turn your eyes to the skies for fireworks at 9:30 pm.

Summer flies by so fast, so let’s enjoy it! These days are long and warm mixed with memories new and old. Make this Fourth of July one for the books. Check out some of the ways you can spend the 4th of July in Walworth County this year! Happy birthday, America!